Diageo, Unilever, Coca Cola and Nestlé have launched a scheme to rid Africa of plastic waste. The Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance, which was announced by the international consumer goods companies at the CEO Africa Forum in Kigali, sets out to improve the collection and recycling of plastic waste and in doing so, create jobs and provide a boost to businesses. It will see the companies, which are each responsible for a significant volume of plastic packaging being produced each year, work to help their local subsidiaries engage in public-private partnerships…
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Coca-Cola Announces Loan Agreement with Ioniqa Technologies to Transform Hard-to-Recycle Plastic Waste into High-Quality, Food-Grade PET
The Coca-Cola Company has announced a new agreement extending a loan to Ioniqa Technologies (The Netherlands) to facilitate the development of Ioniqa’s proprietary technology to produce high-grade, recycled PET content from hard-to-recycle PET waste. The agreement is designed to accelerate the development and deployment of high-grade recycled content PET for use in bottles used by The Coca-Cola Company. This investment supports the company’s global vision to work toward a World Without Waste, which includes a goal to create packaging made of at least 50% recycled material by 2030. The new technology…
Read MoreCoca-Cola India’s Diwali campaign takes a refreshing take on diverse Indian cultures
With the theme ‘Iss Diwali, Har Dil Bola Tere Naam Ki Coca-Cola’, the new Diwali campaign of Coca-Cola India inspires consumers to make this Diwali special for someone. The campaign has a joyful message, that the happiness we derive from moments of genuine human connection will always continue to transcend any differences we may perceive. Coca-Cola has launched a new TV commercial which has been created on the core message of connecting cultures, featuring actor Ayushmann Khurrana and actress Anupriya Goenka. The TVC opens in a porch area of a…
Read MoreMerlin Entertainments teams up with Coca-Cola Great Britain to exchange plastic bottles for family fun this summer
Merlin Entertainments, the UK’s largest visitor attraction operator, has today announced a partnership with Coca-Cola Great Britain, which will offer consumers 50% off entry to some of the UK’s best-known family attractions, in exchange for their used plastic bottles. The trial scheme, which will run from 25th July, invites people to bring and recycle any 500ml plastic bottle via an on-site ‘reverse vending’ machine. Unlike traditional vending machines which dispense drinks, these machines will reward those who deposit their empty bottles with a voucher to receive 50% off entry at…
Read MoreSpecial Olympics and Coca-Cola celebrate 50 years of partnership
London’s Piccadilly Circus has played host to the iconic Coca-Cola sign since 1955. Its latest display celebrates Coca-Cola’s 50-year relationship with Special Olympics. On 20 July 2018, major landmarks, stadiums and iconic buildings around the world were lit up a global display of unity, as part of the global Special Olympics 50th Anniversary celebrations. One of these landmarks was the Piccadilly Sign in Central London, familiar home to the iconic Coca-Cola logo. The Special Olympics 50th anniversary video that was displayed on the Piccadilly sign #LightUpForInclusion This worldwide act of unity represents…
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